PPA International

bravomedic · **PPA International**

Hi guys,
I'm interested in doing two courses with PPA international. Could anyone who has done courses with PPA international just drop some feedback for me?

Regards,
Bravomedic

TacMedic1 · 09:36 AM

Hi Bravomedic,

This type of question doesn't really belong in the Remote Medic Jobs section so I have moved it to a more appropriate section.

Good luck with your research.

TM1

bravomedic · 04-01-2010, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by TacMedic1

Hi Bravomedic,

This type of question doesn't really belong in the Remote Medic Jobs section so I have moved it to a more appropriate section.

Good luck with your research.

TM1

Sorry TM1, new to this forum and first mess up. Cheers for moving it

bonejas · 04-01-2010, 08:25 PM

Before we start, I have been on both sides of the fence with PPA - trained and employed. That said, I am not going to say you should only train with them, indeed look at others such as Prometheus Medical in Hereford etc.

I'm not sure what courses you are looking at, so I can't comment specifically. Should you wish to get the all singing and dancing certificates, they are fully backed.

I can confirm that you will have good instructors and will be worked until you have semi-permanent brain drain. You need to have read all your pre-course material before you get there. (There are stories of guys walking after a couple of hours because they didn't swat up first).

If you have any worries you can either PM me or contact PPA direct. They will not shirk you off or give you any bullsh*t. The main reason for going with them for most guys is the cost, it just makes economic sense.

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Originally Posted by bravomedic

Hi guys,
I'm interested in doing two courses with PPA international. Could anyone who has done courses with PPA international just drop some feedback for me?

Regards,
Bravomedic

bravomedic · 04-01-2010, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by bonejas

Before we start, I have been on both sides of the fence with PPA - trained and employed. That said, I am not going to say you should only train with them, indeed look at others such as Prometheus Medical in Hereford etc.

I'm not sure what courses you are looking at, so I can't comment specifically. Should you wish to get the all singing and dancing certificates, they are fully backed.

I can confirm that you will have good instructors and will be worked until you have semi-permanent brain drain. You need to have read all your pre-course material before you get there. (There are stories of guys walking after a couple of hours because they didn't swat up first).

If you have any worries you can either PM me or contact PPA direct. They will not shirk you off or give you any bullsh*t. The main reason for going with them for most guys is the cost, it just makes economic sense.

Thanks Bonejas. I'm looking at doing the BATLS course with PPA because this will slot in nicely with my CMT training. If I enjoy the PPA course then I will book myself on the Tactical medics course.

I just wanted to get another persons opinion about PPA-International and there teaching style.

bonejas · 04-01-2010, 10:02 PM

No worries, I would do the TacMed first and have a look around at others as I mentioned before. There are +/- to all providers but do some research first with the other competitors, they may offer something else you want.

There are other advantage with someone like Prometheus, they have fully qualified ex army docs on board who have done a bit more than be a GP to a battalion. 'MR' at Prometheus is also known throughout the army (medically) and it may help you in the future to have backing from him when you see your TA officers etc. He is also equally known in civi street. Although TacMed is generally the same, it may be better to have it from an ex British military company than an international one if you intend to stay in the TA. Saying that, PPA train a number of coalition forces before deployment, so its tit for tat.

Not trying to make things difficult, but its worth thinking about these things before you go into it.

bravomedic · 04-01-2010, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by bonejas

No worries, I would do the TacMed first and have a look around at others as I mentioned before. There are +/- to all providers but do some research first with the other competitors, they may offer something else you want.

There are other advantage with someone like Prometheus, they have fully qualified ex army docs on board who have done a bit more than be a GP to a battalion. 'MR' at Prometheus is also known throughout the army (medically) and it may help you in the future to have backing from him when you see your TA officers etc. He is also equally known in civi street. Although TacMed is generally the same, it may be better to have it from an ex British military company than an international one if you intend to stay in the TA. Saying that, PPA train a number of coalition forces before deployment, so its tit for tat.

Not trying to make things difficult, but its worth thinking about these things before you go into it.

Yea thats it. I've pretty much gained a good medical skills base with all my CMT training. I'm also going to do the FPOS inter. level just for the recognised certificate
.
I know this is the work that I want to do so it's just trying to get some more training courses under my belt (In the medical field, you can never stop learning). I've also looked at doing some offshore rig medic work in the future which has also got me interested.

Cheers for the pointers. I will weigh out the opinions and what will work best for the future. If I have anymore questions then I will pm you.

Regards,
Bravomedic

DeploymentMedicineIntl. · 05-01-2010, 08:37 AM

Bravo Medic,
By all means go ahead with your BATLS course, but be aware that the curriculum is not the same as UK Mil BATLS. You will still not be "BATLS qualified" as far as being a CMT is concerned until you have been through a course delivered by, or overseen by BATLS team Gosport as a CMT 1.

Hope that helps.

bravomedic · 05-01-2010, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DeploymentMedicineIntl.

Bravo Medic,
By all means go ahead with your BATLS course, but be aware that the curriculum is not the same as UK Mil BATLS. You will still not be "BATLS qualified" as far as being a CMT is concerned until you have been through a course delivered by, or overseen by BATLS team Gosport as a CMT 1.

Hope that helps.

I was told from one of my medic friends that the BATLS course done by the Mil and PPA are both the same because they run along the same international standards?

TacMedic1 · 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bravomedic

I was told from one of my medic friends that the BATLS course done by the Mil and PPA are both the same because they run along the same international standards?

Like everything else, unless you do it in house or under their supervision MoD don't accept many courses.

If in doubt check with your unit or Gosport.

Despite being more qualified and experienced than even my 'HoD' I still had to do internal courses to re-qualify as a first aider and instructor/assessor when going back into the Navy.